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How Delaware Law Made Appeal To Revive Gm Ignition Switch Suit A Non-Starter, Paul Regan

Paul L Regan

Professor Paul L. Regan, who teaches corporate law at Widener University Delaware Law School, observed the General Motors shareholders' unsuccessful Delaware Supreme Court oral arguments to revive their breach-of-duty suit over their directors' handling of an ignition switch debacle and explains why the plaintiffs faced long odds under Delaware law.

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Human Rights Compliance And Accountability For U.S. Multinational Enterprises: A Principled Step Forward After Sosa And Kiobel, Paul Regan

Paul L Regan

This article proposes a Congressional statutory solution to resolve when a multinational corporation can be liable under the Alien Tort Statute on a claim for human rights abuses arising from a corporation’s overseas business operations. Under this proposal a U.S. multinational would be directly liable for human rights violations of its overseas subsidiary where it (1) failed to ensure that its overseas subsidiary had in place a reasonably effective and functioning human rights compliance system or (2) acquired knowledge of ongoing human rights violations by its overseas subsidiary and failed to take meaningful corrective measures in a timely way.

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Irreconcilable Differences: Director, Manager And Shareholder Conflicts In Takeover Transactions, Steven M. Davidoff, Caroline M. Gentile, Paul L. Regan

Paul L Regan

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How Delaware Law Made Appeal To Revive Gm Ignition Switch Suit A Non-Starter, Paul Regan

Paul L Regan

Human Rights Compliance And Accountability For U.S. Multinational Enterprises: A Principled Step Forward After Sosa And Kiobel, Paul Regan

Paul L Regan

Irreconcilable Differences: Director, Manager And Shareholder Conflicts In Takeover Transactions, Steven M. Davidoff, Caroline M. Gentile, Paul L. Regan

Paul L Regan